Abstract
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people over the age of 25 and is largely preventable through behavioral changes. Diet and physical activity patterns, which may be amenable to change through age- and generation-appropriate interventions, have not been extensively tested in school-based programs. The purposes of this study were to: (1) Assess the impact of a school-based intervention in promoting healthy cardiovascular behaviors in elementary school children; and, (2) Evaluate the efficacy of elementary school children as conduits of health promotion information for older generations. Three inner city public elementary schools located within a one mile radius were randomly assigned to treatment or control groups.
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Beta Mu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing Education, African Americans, Cardiac Health
Advisor
Karen E. Dennis
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Degree Year
1997
Recommended Citation
McArthur, Donna Behler, "Intergenerational health promotion in African-Americans" (2019). Dissertations. 1184.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1184
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-01
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9819188; ProQuest document ID: 304400014. The author still retains copyright.